EXHIBIT 2. U.S. EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE BY STATE, WHERE THE EXPORTER IS LOCATED, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1998 In millions of dollars. Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) shipments are included in the U.S. total,and distributed among individual states and territories. Separate FTZ total line is for reference only.Details may not equal totals due to rounding. SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Manufactured Commodities Cumulative to date Item August Total Percent U.S. Total 46,464.6 392,006.5 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 742.6 4,071.6 1.0 Alabama 331.3 2,667.2 0.7 Alaska 23.5 111.4 (-) Arizona 770.8 6,508.4 1.7 Arkansas 136.3 1,284.2 0.3 California 6,534.9 54,677.6 13.9 Colorado 692.0 5,662.3 1.4 Connecticut 807.5 6,852.5 1.7 Delaware 378.8 3,352.2 0.9 Florida 1,753.5 13,942.5 3.6 Georgia 935.0 6,628.9 1.7 Hawaii 13.1 81.8 (-) Idaho 106.8 850.6 0.2 Illinois 2,393.7 20,178.5 5.1 Indiana 1,126.6 8,812.9 2.2 Iowa 246.4 2,095.7 0.5 Kansas 240.9 2,045.8 0.5 Kentucky 573.2 4,635.2 1.2 Louisiana 235.3 2,082.3 0.5 Maine 114.2 963.0 0.2 Maryland 270.3 2,180.6 0.6 Massachusetts 1,126.8 10,108.1 2.6 Michigan 2,620.2 23,446.5 6.0 Minnesota 797.1 6,353.7 1.6 Mississippi 121.2 848.9 0.2 Missouri 451.2 3,716.2 0.9 Montana 18.8 206.2 0.1 Nebraska 163.3 1,522.3 0.4 Nevada 46.0 397.2 0.1 New Hampshire 146.7 1,183.5 0.3 New Jersey 1,331.6 11,440.2 2.9 New Mexico 145.4 1,162.0 0.3 New York 2,872.0 23,091.8 5.9 North Carolina 943.8 7,556.8 1.9 North Dakota 35.3 379.8 0.1 Ohio 1,801.1 15,204.5 3.9 Oklahoma 200.8 1,601.2 0.4 Oregon 442.7 3,496.5 0.9 Pennsylvania 1,399.9 11,454.6 2.9 Rhode Island 68.5 603.8 0.2 South Carolina 434.4 3,767.3 1.0 South Dakota 22.0 207.1 0.1 Tennessee 696.5 5,497.3 1.4 Texas 4,238.0 34,563.3 8.8 Utah 193.5 2,058.4 0.5 Vermont 134.0 1,147.6 0.3 Virginia 845.1 6,651.2 1.7 Washington 2,026.2 21,270.9 5.4 West Virginia 55.9 556.4 0.1 Wisconsin 764.2 5,808.4 1.5 Wyoming 7.9 76.6 (-) Dist of Columbia (2) 414.8 2,464.7 0.6 Puerto Rico 451.7 3,442.7 0.9 USVirgin Islands 5.1 84.1 (-) Other 3,758.6 34,968.8 8.9 Estimated Shipments 945.4 8,048.2 2.1 Unreported (3) 2,813.2 26,920.5 6.9 Timing Adjustment (-) 54.3 (-) _____________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Non-Manufactured Commodities (1) Cumulative to date Item August Total Percent U.S. Total 2,930.9 26,981.8 100.0 Foreign Trade Zone 26.4 68.3 0.3 Alabama 12.4 184.9 0.7 Alaska 79.9 344.8 1.3 Arizona 31.8 205.2 0.8 Arkansas 4.8 54.0 0.2 California 350.7 3,276.6 12.1 Colorado 14.5 162.5 0.6 Connecticut 87.7 1,043.1 3.9 Delaware 2.2 39.9 0.1 Florida 44.8 651.6 2.4 Georgia 37.9 368.6 1.4 Hawaii 2.3 31.4 0.1 Idaho 7.0 64.7 0.2 Illinois 139.2 1,294.3 4.8 Indiana 6.8 72.7 0.3 Iowa 6.4 136.7 0.5 Kansas 88.8 729.2 2.7 Kentucky 15.4 100.3 0.4 Louisiana 75.7 857.7 3.2 Maine 19.6 75.5 0.3 Maryland 32.7 231.1 0.9 Massachusetts 25.7 200.4 0.7 Michigan 25.3 294.4 1.1 Minnesota 206.5 1,980.1 7.3 Mississippi 11.0 86.4 0.3 Missouri 67.2 752.0 2.8 Montana 6.5 40.5 0.2 Nebraska 13.5 112.0 0.4 Nevada 2.4 21.1 0.1 New Hampshire 3.3 32.4 0.1 New Jersey 59.5 536.3 2.0 New Mexico 1.2 15.1 0.1 New York 293.3 2,923.3 10.8 North Carolina 55.8 523.2 1.9 North Dakota 6.1 67.1 0.2 Ohio 40.1 474.3 1.8 Oklahoma 15.3 125.8 0.5 Oregon 177.7 1,347.4 5.0 Pennsylvania 87.2 773.8 2.9 Rhode Island 8.2 72.1 0.3 South Carolina 6.2 55.9 0.2 South Dakota 0.8 9.1 (-) Tennessee 110.6 885.3 3.3 Texas 135.0 1,481.2 5.5 Utah 13.6 105.7 0.4 Vermont 2.1 17.0 0.1 Virginia 136.6 902.6 3.3 Washington 149.7 1,306.8 4.8 West Virginia 20.4 243.6 0.9 Wisconsin 12.4 99.5 0.4 Wyoming 2.5 22.7 0.1 Dist of Columbia (2) 6.6 59.5 0.2 Puerto Rico 4.2 32.3 0.1 USVirgin Islands (-) 0.8 (-) Other 163.5 1,457.3 5.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) (-) Unreported (3) 163.5 1,457.3 5.4 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) ____________________________________________________________ SIC-Based Product Code Groupings Reexports Total Cumulative Cumulative Item August to date August to date U.S. Total 3,668.9 29,278.1 53,064.4 448,266.4 Foreign Trade Zone 31.6 198.8 800.7 4,338.6 Alabama 5.8 58.4 349.5 2,910.5 Alaska 2.2 55.9 105.7 512.1 Arizona 51.2 464.3 853.8 7,177.9 Arkansas 4.6 27.8 145.7 1,366.0 California 833.8 7,098.7 7,719.4 65,052.9 Colorado 134.5 1,051.8 841.0 6,876.7 Connecticut 28.7 258.4 923.8 8,154.0 Delaware 8.1 68.6 389.1 3,460.6 Florida 95.5 807.9 1,893.8 15,401.9 Georgia 42.6 280.6 1,015.5 7,278.1 Hawaii 1.1 25.3 16.5 138.5 Idaho 2.6 50.6 116.4 965.8 Illinois 129.8 1,017.7 2,662.7 22,490.5 Indiana 45.6 241.4 1,179.0 9,127.0 Iowa 8.1 71.0 260.9 2,303.4 Kansas 17.2 119.5 346.9 2,894.6 Kentucky 23.2 207.1 611.8 4,942.6 Louisiana 9.3 45.1 320.3 2,985.1 Maine 5.3 36.5 139.2 1,075.0 Maryland 40.8 238.4 343.8 2,650.0 Massachusetts 80.6 635.8 1,233.2 10,944.3 Michigan 149.6 1,662.7 2,795.1 25,403.6 Minnesota 47.1 251.2 1,050.8 8,585.0 Mississippi 2.9 20.7 135.0 955.9 Missouri 19.1 134.0 537.5 4,602.3 Montana 1.5 9.2 26.8 255.9 Nebraska 2.9 18.2 179.6 1,652.5 Nevada 10.4 92.0 58.8 510.3 New Hampshire 8.8 77.4 158.8 1,293.3 New Jersey 196.1 1,493.5 1,587.2 13,469.9 New Mexico 0.5 7.3 147.1 1,184.3 New York 520.9 4,053.5 3,686.3 30,068.6 North Carolina 52.2 398.0 1,051.7 8,477.9 North Dakota 0.6 11.1 42.0 458.0 Ohio 89.1 685.0 1,930.3 16,363.8 Oklahoma 6.0 52.5 222.1 1,779.6 Oregon 22.2 239.5 642.6 5,083.4 Pennsylvania 47.2 415.9 1,534.4 12,644.3 Rhode Island 8.2 56.2 84.9 732.1 South Carolina 16.7 143.8 457.4 3,967.1 South Dakota 4.5 28.8 27.4 245.0 Tennessee 31.7 305.2 838.8 6,687.8 Texas 433.3 3,005.6 4,806.3 39,050.1 Utah 5.7 45.8 212.8 2,209.8 Vermont 92.6 560.2 228.8 1,724.8 Virginia 17.8 209.8 999.5 7,763.5 Washington 47.0 447.6 2,222.9 23,025.4 West Virginia 3.2 25.2 79.5 825.2 Wisconsin 30.3 221.9 806.9 6,129.8 Wyoming 1.1 6.7 11.5 106.1 Dist of Columbia (2) 14.9 227.2 436.3 2,751.3 Puerto Rico 23.9 200.2 479.8 3,675.2 USVirgin Islands 0.1 1.3 5.2 86.2 Other 190.3 1,310.3 4,112.4 37,736.4 Estimated Shipments (-) (-) 945.4 8,048.2 Unreported (3) 190.3 1,310.3 3,167.1 29,688.1 Timing Adjustment (-) (-) (-) 54.3 (1) Includes agricultural, forestry, fishery products, mineral commodities, scrap, waste, used or second-hand merchandise and timing adjustments. (2) Significant data are compiled for the District of Columbia because there are concentrations of entities domiciled there such as, embassies of foreign governments, purchasing agents for foreign companies and countries that arrange for exports of goods. (3) Includes cases where no valid zip code was reported on Shipper's Export Declaration (SED's) and includes prior month's revision to Canada. CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/" NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."